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Stoner Utilities Authority authorizes BRIC grant application for secondary raw water delivery project
Summary
On Feb. 10, 2025, the Stoner Utilities Authority unanimously adopted Resolution SUA-2025-1 to apply for FEMA BRIC funds for a secondary raw water delivery system estimated at $66,666,666.67, authorizing up to $50 million in federal funds and identifying a $16,666,666.67 local match from the Water Fund.
On Feb. 10, 2025, the Stoner Utilities Authority voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution SUA-2025-1, authorizing staff to submit a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant application to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the authority's secondary raw water delivery system project.
SUA staff said the project's estimated total cost is $66,666,666.67. Under the BRIC program the anticipated federal share is up to 75 percent, which staff calculated as $50,000,000, with a required local match of $16,666,666.67. The resolution identifies available funds for the local cost share in the Water Fund and authorizes the chair or vice chair to execute grant documents if an award is made.
Authority members and staff described BRIC as a federal hazard-mitigation grant program intended for resilient-infrastructure projects. The chair noted that SUA participated in FEMA's technical assistance program and was one of a small number of communities brought into that program to prepare the application. Staff indicated that FEMA technical assistance and prior site visits were part of the effort to improve the authority's chances of receiving funds.
The vote to adopt the resolution was 5-0. Earlier in the meeting the authority approved its consent docket by the same margin. No individual vote names were recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Consent docket: Motion to approve the consent docket; seconded; approved, vote 5-0. (Names not specified in transcript.)
- Resolution SUA-2025-1: "A resolution authorizing and approving the submission of a grant application for fiscal year 2024 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant funds administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the secondary raw water delivery system project and identifying the required grant matching cost share funds and authorizing the chair or vice chair to execute any related grant documents." Motion to adopt moved by the chair; seconded; adopted, vote 5-0. The resolution authorizes applying for up to $50,000,000 in BRIC funds and identifies a Water Fund contribution of $16,666,666.67 as the local cost share if the grant is awarded.
The action authorizes staff to pursue the application and permits the chair or vice chair to sign related grant documents if federal funds are awarded. The resolution and discussion made clear that grant receipt is not guaranteed and that the local match would be required only if an award is granted.
